单词 | well-calculated |
释义 | well-calculatedadj. Accurately calculated; (later usually) fully considered, well planned. Occasionally also: fully fitted or suitable (cf. calculated adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [adjective] > planned > well or badly well-deviseda1425 well-laid1533 well-calculated1593 well-laid1595 well-designed1624 best-laida1626 ill-contrived1632 well-planned1728 well-schemed1728 set piece1947 1593 T. Kelway tr. A. Ferrier Learned Astron. Disc. Natiuities i. ii. f. 2v You must calculate the place of the Moone, and the same well calculated, put it to the poynt of the first house, in the figure of the natiuitie. 1697 tr. L. D. Le Comte Mem. Journey China ii. 299 The Planets courses, their places in the Ecliptick, their Oppositions, Conjunctions, and Propinquity to any Stars are described, and indeed every thing else is well calculated, which Astronomy has that is curious or excellent. 1727 Let. Robin to Occas. Writer 19 Even a Falshood, a well calculated Falshood,..broached by you, looses its Credit, and falls flat. 1794 T. Davis Gen. View Agric. Wilts. 97 It is a well-calculated plan. 1835 New Eng. Farmer 18 Feb. 331/2 Our climate is well calculated for the cultivation of the finest of the American species of Grapes. 1884 J. Tait Mind in Matter 157 Their convictions were matured by well-calculated expedients. 1953 Bull. Atomic Scientists May 138/1 There is no incentive to reduce costs, increase output, or take well-calculated risks. 2012 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 7 Dec. Bahuguna's political opponents are making their well calculated attempt to malign the image of the chief minister. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1593 |
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